The Homemade Plum Cake

Rich to suit the Christmas Festivities

Ingredients:

• 100 gm whole wheat flour
• 50 gm almond flour
• 50 gm cocoa powder
• one sweet potato
• 50 gm figs & dates- chopped
• 50 gm mixed berries-chopped
• 50 gm walnuts- chopped
• 100 ml fresh orange juice
• 1 tsp almond butter
• 1/2 tsp of baking powder
• a pinch of cinnamon powder

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
• Soak the dry fruits in orange juice for 5 to 6 hours.
• Pop the sweet potato in the microwave for 5 min to soften it.
• In a bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, almond flour, and cocoa powder well & pass it through a strainer.
• Add the mashed sweet potato, almond butter and whisk well.
• To the above add the orange juice with the soaked dried fruits.
• Add a pinch of cinnamon powder & 1/2 TSP of baking powder and beat until the mixture is smooth.
• In a coated cake pan, pour the above mixture and transfer to the oven and bake for about 25 to 27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool the cake for 10 min in pan on a wire rack and then loosen the edges by running a knife along sides and let the cake rest till cool.